forest street edward hawkins house

Built in 1949, this mid-century
modern home on Forest is one of more than a dozen other homes designed and
constructed by Edward Hawkins. That
same year Hawkins purchased the land to develop a subdivision that would later
become realized as Arapahoe Acres.
It is there that Hawkins’ influence of/on modern architecture is
overwhelmingly apparent. In 2007
this home was found in disrepair. The renovation is sensitive to the simplicity
of the floor plan, the materials, and Hawkins’ innovative attempt at
passive/solar construction. The
addition emphasizes certain historic gestures (facade banding, floor/ceiling
glass, brise soleil) while establishing a sense of newness.